Job Description

Role: Business Analyst (SQL)

Contract 6+ months

Local to Oakland (3 days onsite required)

Description: The Business Analyst is responsible for reviewing computer-based solutions used by the Client and advises Business Stakeholders, Project Managers and Business Analysts on ways to change or enhance solutions to meet business requirements for projects.

• Essential Functions: Develop detailed functional and system specifications based on business requirements, business process maps and use cases defined by Business Analyst.
• Work with the business to identify functional and performance expectations
• Validate all implemented functions perform according to specifications
• Promote and verify quality in all releases
• Smoke testing of test and production environments
• Assist in the preparation and execution of User Acceptance Testing
• Triage and document reported defects
• Participate in prototyping solutions to provide business users with a preliminary evaluation and/or user interface experience
• Evaluate changes for downstream systems
• Participate in prototyping solutions to provide the business unit a preliminary evaluation and/or user interface experience
• Work with the business to identify minimum performance expectations and service levels
• Prioritize and track all issues to resolution
• Escalate issues to project leads as appropriate
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with business users and IT team
• Meet with Business Analysts, business owners and users to gather functional and system requirements.
• Work on multiple projects independently in support of organizational objectives
• Comply with the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) methodology

• Must have requirements:5 + years of experience as a Business Analyst.
• Experience with functional applications testing
• Experience with web applications and UI design
• Understanding of SDLC and various methodology
• SQL language skills
• Advanced knowledge of the MS Office Suite products (including Excel, Outlook, Visio, and Word)
• Enjoys solving problems and has strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Project management skills
• Understanding of various web-based technologies

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